7900X to a 9800X3D worth it?

[Zeebedy]

Hey guys,

Keep going back and forth on a X3D chip. Would this be worth the upgrade? I dont do any productivity, just gaming.

This is running well but wonder if the extra Cache is worth it?

 

[Zeebedy]

sorry, should have mentioned that..

I game at 1440p 240Hz..

and the FPS are decent, but since my new GPU everything is smooth as butter, even when frames "tank"..

For an example, I ran the benchmark on Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, and got this... (sorry about the quality)

 

[Zeebedy]

I can let you know, I'm upgrading from the 7900X CPU to a 9800X3D later today.

thanks mate, appreciate that.

 

[Zeebedy]

Worth it is a hard thing to define. Is your CPU perfectly fine right now? Yeah. Would you see a benefit in some games that love the cache? Sure.

I mean, a 5090 is "worth it" for me, but would I buy one? No

yeah. i see where your coming from.

You'll definitely see a bump in the numbers at that resolution, but whether it's noticeable is another matter.

I'd probably wait for the next generation.

hmm.. yeah, its running sweet atm, i dont want all the hassle if im going to get a modest upgrade that i cant notice.

 

[Zeebedy]

oh no 233. that's a powerpoint presentation lol

Save your money buy some speakers or something.

thanks, i have a good speaker setup atm, but i see your point

I'm not up to speed on AMD platforms but you could potentially get a boost from tuning your RAM if you haven't already and it's a capable kit.

interesting, I have the RAM stock atm, its not the fastest though, only 5600Mhz..

 

[Zeebedy]

You'll see a slight boost in performance, which will be game dependent. Really comes down to whether you view a £300+ net spend ( assuming you sell your 7900X ) as worth it or not. A more frugal/rational choice would be to wait for the next generation of AMD chips.

yeah, its perfectly fine, I just thought there might be a drastic improvement for gaming, but will probably hold out if the gains are not going to be a game changer (pardon the pun).

 

[Zeebedy]

So what is your speaker system then haha

Im using the Razer Nommo Pro speakers, perfect for my needs. wasnt sure on them when I ordered but they are heavy, solid and sound decent, so im happy!

 

[Zeebedy]

Definitely won't be drastic, bar one or two edge cases eg. MFSF 2020/24. Most games are GPU bound, not CPU bound at 1440p and 4K.

nice to know, thank you!

 

[Zeebedy]

thanks for posting the info up. i think i will stick with the 7900X for the immediate future..upgrade in a gen or two.